Garry Kasparov's Chess Puzzle Book [Paperback]

Garry Kasparov (Author)

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Test your chess skills iwth the world champion! In this stimulating book, Garry Kasparov selects the best chess combinations from recent grandmaster play and presents them in a test-yourself format that all players will enjoy. Each chapter demonstrates the tactical properties of a particular piece, with a series of puzzles of varying difficulty. Learn the cream of recent chess combinations and practice with more than 90 test positions which are ideal for the improving player in this book written by the world's finest attacking player.

About the Author

Garry Kasparov is generally regarded as the greatest chess player ever. He was the thirteenth World Champion, holding the title between 1985 and 2000. His tournament record is second to none, featuring numerous wins in the world's major events, often by substantial margins. Over the last few years he has taken first prize in ten consecutive major international events.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Everyman Chess; 1st edition (February 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1857441400
• ISBN-13: 978-1857441406
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #924,012 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Garry Kasparov grew up in Baku, Azerbaijan (USSR) and became the youngest ever world chess champion in 1985 at the age of 22. He held that title until 2000. He retired from professional chess in March 2005 to found the United Civil Front in Russia, and has dedicated himself to establishing free and fair elections in his homeland. A longtime contributing editor at The Wall Street Journal, Kasparov travels around the world to address corporations and business audiences on strategy and leadership, and he appears frequently in the international media to talk about both chess and politics. When not traveling he divides his time between Moscow and St. Petersburg.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Power of Deep Calculations at your Fingertips, April 24, 2001

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Sergio Romero (Mexican in Montreal) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Garry Kasparov's Chess Puzzle Book (Paperback)

As you may well know, Garry Kasparov is the highest rated player in chess history, it is said that he aclompished that because of his deep knowledge and preparation in openning theory, his extreme study in the end game, but most of all, he is considered a combination genius. Some of his most impresive victories come from amazing sacrifices and moves that lead to unquestionable wins, and now you can have them explained to you by the master himself, who in his own words, tactics is the most important thing to be studied in chess, after tactics have been mastered one can move to openings.

Not only will he explain the moves from his own games, but from other masters as well like, Kramnik, Anand, Polgar, Shirov, and many others. The book is dividen in perfectly defined sections like queen sacrifices and rook sacrifices with a short exaple at the begining of each chapter and a collection of exercises taken out from real master's games. A little hard for complete begginers, but nevertheless invaluable.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Garry Kasparov's puzzle book, June 8, 2000

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Gamalier Matos - See all my reviews

This review is from: Garry Kasparov's Chess Puzzle Book (Paperback)

This book is great! Ideal 4 the improving player.Written by the world's best attacking player! What else can u ask 4! You 'll be in 4 some spectacular combinations!

It has a chapter for every piece (usually the combination starts with that piece)& a few annotated games at the start of each chapter too (usually from crunch time until resignation) It opens your mind to new posivilities & they serve as new chess weapons to players unwary of them.A VERY good book.

The only drawback is that you know with wich piece the combination starts with, wich makes it sometimes too obvious the starting move order.On the 2nd puzzle book by Kasparov this is improved by giving you hints of what the position calls for, so you will have to guess what piece is the one the combo start with.

2 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Garry Kasparov's chess puzzle book, June 8, 2000

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gamalier matos (Rincon. PR (the caribbeann)) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Garry Kasparov's Chess Puzzle Book (Paperback)

This is a great book!Ideal for the improving player.written by the world's best attacking player.What else can u ask 4! You 'll be in 4 some spectacular combinations!